The Messiah - (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin) by Gore Vidal (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Now available in a Penguin Classic edition, Gore Vidal's deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>When a mortician appears on television to declare that death is infinitely preferable to life, he sparks a religious movement that quickly leaves Christianity and most of Islam in the dust. Gore Vidal's deft and daring blend of satire and prophecy, first published in 1954, eerily anticipates the excesses of Jim Jones, David Koresh, and the Heaven's Gate suicide cult.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Gore Vidal</b> (1925-2012) was born Eugene Luther Vidal, later adopting the surname of his grandfather, Senator Thomas Gore, as his first name. Well known as a novelist, an essayist, a playwright, and a social and political commentator, he was the author of numerous novels--the first, <i>Williwaw</i>, written when he was twenty-one--as well as scripts for film, television and the stage, including the extremely successful <i>The Best Man</i> and <i>Visit to a</i> <i>Small Planet</i>. His other novels include <i>Myra Breckenridge</i> (1968), as well as thehistorical novels in the series <i>Narratives of Empire</i>, which includes <i>Burr</i> (1973), <i>1876</i> (1976), <i>Lincoln</i> (1984), <i>Empire</i> (1987), <i>Hollywood</i> (1990), and <i>The Golden Age</i> (2000). He won the National Book Award in 1993 for his book of essays, <i>United States: Essays (1952</i>-<i>1992). </i>
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